Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-28
FARM AM GARDEN.
CUTTING SORGHUM BEFORE FROST.

In our northern cl mate sorghum
needs To be left late to ripen the seeds,
both for these and TO make the stalk
richer 1t is best when the seeds are
just beginning TO harden. Like corn,
sorghum in the green leaf before its
head forms has little sweetness.
HENS MoULTING EARLY.
Poultry should be fed literally at this
season. and W tn plenty Of bone-makmg
food. Because they do not lay just
now, is no sign that they can be
neglected with impunitv. If their
moulling is not completed before cold
weather sets in they VIII probably not
lay many eggs until Spring. and thus
be kept during the season, when eggs
bring tho highest price, with all ex-
pense and no return for il.
DRYING SWEET CORN.
If sweet corn is exposed to iempera-
ture of 20 it will dry rapidly if the ears
are not thrown in large masses. Reten-
ton of the husk is great help to dry
ing, especially if the ears can be hung
mp by It, In this position it quickly
dies, though the sweet corn usually
contains so much more water than the
common sort that IT will soon be de-
stro, eel for seed if thrown in piles or
left on the ground.
CARE OF CABBAGEs.
7. Ill, wv
are often IN danger of bursting open
by too rapid growth. The remedy is
to pry up one S de of the cabbage so us
10 loosen half of its roots. Those re-
naming unbrokcn will be- sufficient the
remainder of the season. 1t is much
better to have this ev than 10 have
cabbages too backward to head. 1t is
now pretty late IN the season to give
manure to push cabbages forward. If
gwen ut all it should be in liquid form,
so that it will b. Immediately availa Ole.
ROLLING PARTS OF FIELDS.
Except ne on farms devoted exclu-
sively to max ne experiments, the use
of the roller un form over the entire
field. il used at ALL 1t is little diff
cult TO mark out patches TO be rolled.
and those not to be; but experience
with Winter wheat especially shows
that this advisable. On some kinds
and locations of so Is rolling is general
" beneficial. On others it always does
injury. An exposed hillside blows
much less when the ridges left after
seeding are pressed down. On low,
level land. especially if very wet. the
roller makes the soil too compact
HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS CHEAPEST.
The extra price necessarily charged
for the best grades of commerce al
mauures induces some farmers TO try
TO cconm re 10y using those OF poorer
quality. a little thought will show the
impoIicy Of such economy. CONNER
al manures have TO be carr ed hum
dredS of miles, and transportation OF
poor stuff costs rs much rs that of the
best. So also doe, the d stribution OF
the fertilizer on the soil. No farmer
would think of carting mere earth to
Distribute over il fields, but this he S
do NJ if he or some one else m Xcs
earth or other worthless substances
with fertilizer merely 10 make bulk.
Besides, in most cases, the farmer pays
very dearly for the labor OF mixing
good and bad together
SWEETNESS IN SOUR APPLIES
The term sour, as applied to ap-
pies and other fruit is a misnomer and
often the cause of serious mistakes. Ii
is supposed by maay that II sour apple,
for example. is destitute OF sweetness.
This is never the fact. though it.
saccharine qualt cs may he SO hidden
by prevail NJ tartness rs TO be unappre
cablc to the taste. If We divided APP
pies INTO sweet and acid. there would
be less liability to mistake. The nutri
tive value Of apples as food for stock i:
generally determined by Their sweet
ness; but a close grained. solid apple
like Russell, may be better food thar
thin. watery, but sweet tasted apple
Old cider makers prize the Russell a.
making very rich ju ce, which turns
to excellent vinegar. and this is proc
that it contains cons derable amount
of saccharine ingred ents.
Is RYE EXHAUSTIVE?
Many farmers bel eve that rye i:
much more exhaustive than wheat. i
can be and usually is grown on poorer
so than the latter crop; and not only
in manuring. but in preparation of the